Fish-stringer.



- L. B. MULLINS.

FISH-STRINGER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 16, 1907.

Patented Apr. 13,1909? W1 in was attoznug cu., WASHINGTON, n. c.

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LATHAM B. MULLINS, OF LARGENT, LOUISIANA.

FISH-STRINGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 13, 1909.

Application filed September 16, 1907. Serial No. 393,166.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LATHAM B. MULLINS, a citizen of the United States,residing at LArgent, in the parish of Concordia and State of Louisiana,have invented new and useful Improvements in Fish-Stringers, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to fish stringing devices and one of theprincipal objects of the same is to rovide a hook shaped stringeradapted to e passed through the mouth and gills of a fish, said hookhaving a string or line connected thereto upon which the fish are strungand said hook having a flattened shank provided with a notch forengaging a fish hook to remove the same from the mouth of a fish.

Another object of the invention is to provide a useful device forstringing fish, said device being available for removing a fish hookwhich has been swallowed by a fish or which has been caught in thegills.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanynig drawing, in which Figure l is a sideview of the stringing device shown in position to detach a fish hookfrom a fish. l ig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the stringingdevice.

Referring to the drawing for a more specific description of myinvention, the numeral 1 designates the shank of a stringing hook orthreader, said shank terminating at one end in a curved hook 2 having aThe opposite end of the shank 1 is flattened as at 4 and a hole 5 isformed in the flattened portion for the loop 6 of the stringing line 7,said. stringing line being provided with a loop 8 for a suitable crosspiece or stop. The terminal end of the flattened portion 4 is providedwith a notch 9, the purpose of which will presently appear. ihe hook 2is designed for the purpose of passing through the mouth and gill of thefish for stringing the same upon the line 7, the hook 2 thus serving asa handle by means of which the string of fish may be convenientlycarried.

Should the fish hook 10 attached to the line 11 be swallowed by a fishor be connected to a gill or other part of a fish which would render thehook difficult to detach, the shank 1 is moved down upon the shank ofthe fish hook until the notched end engages the bent portion of the fishhook 10, when by pushing downward upon the hook portion 2 the fish hookbecomes detached from the fish and can be readily removed.

My invention is of simple construction, can be manufactured at slightcost and has been found very efficient for its purpose.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

In a fish stringer, the combination with a stringing line having a loopat one end, a stop engaged with said loop, of a threader having a shankbent at one end to form a hooked portion having a pointed end, saidhooked portion adapted to be used as a handle, said shank having an eyeformed adjacent to its end for receiving the terminal end of thestringing line.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LATHAM B. MULLINS. Witnesses F. J. MoGRAw, J. O. SWOR.

